Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 6 Mar 1990

Vol. 396 No. 6

Written Answers. - School Transport.

Theresa Ahearn

Ceist:

250 Mrs. T. Ahearn and Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education the reason those children attending the day care centre for severely mentally and physically handicapped children in Cashel, County Tipperary do not qualify for school transport under her Department's scheme.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke)

As the Deputy will be aware, day care centres are the responsibility of the local health boards. My Department, therefore, have no function in the provision of transport to the centres except where children attending such centres can be facilitated incidentially.